Radiation grafted membranes for polymer electrolyte fuel cells

被引：192

作者：

Gubler, L ^{[1
]}

Gürsel, SA ^{[1
]}

Scherer, GG ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Paul Scherrer Inst, Electrochem Lab, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland

来源：

FUEL CELLS | 2005年 / 5卷 / 03期

关键词：

membrane electrode assembly; polymer electrolyte fuel cell; proton exchange membrane; radiation grafting;

D O I：

10.1002/fuce.200400078

中图分类号：

O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];

学科分类号：

081704 ;

摘要：

The cost of polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) components is crucial to the commercial viability of the technology. Proton exchange membranes fabricated via the method of radiation grafting offer a cost-competitive option, because starting materials are inexpensive commodity products and the preparation procedure is based on established industrial processes. Radiation grafted membranes have been used with commercial success in membrane separation technology. This review focuses on the application of radiation grafted membranes in fuel cells, in particular the identification of fuel cell relevant membrane properties, aspects of membrane electrode assembly (MEA) fabrication, electrochemical performance and durability obtained in cell or stack tests, and investigation of failure modes and post mortem analysis. The application in hydrogen and methanol fuelled cells is treated separately. Optimized styrene / crosslinker grafted and sulfonated membranes show performance comparable to perfluorinated membranes. Some properties, such as methanol permeability, can be tailored to be superior. Durability of several thousand hours at practical operating conditions has been demonstrated. Alternative styrene derived monomers with higher chemical stability offer the prospect of enhanced durability or higher operating temperature.

引用

页码：317 / 335

页数：19

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